Thursdays, June 25-July 30 | 7 PM | On Zoom

Join a synod-wide book study on Funding Forward led by Pastor Erin Jones. Drawing on years of teaching, research, and field work, author Grace Duddy Pomroy shows there are no one-size-fits-all solutions for church and nonprofit finances. While the tools and models can spark creativity, congregational leaders often wonder what process they might use to discern God's mission, which tools will work best in their context, and how they might get other congregational leaders on board. Funding Forward can help ministers and ministries move through the funding forward process from start to finish. Co-sponsored by the Synod's Care and Leadership of Congregations Committee and the Stewardship Team.

Reading Funding Forward with the book study or individually is a prerequisite for joining Mission Lab.

Reading List:

Session 1: June 25
Preface and Chapter 1
What is Funding Forward? 

Session 2: July 2
Chapters 2 & 3
Expanding Our Definition of Stewardship

Session 3: July 9
Chapters 4 & 5
Discerning God’s Mission

Session 4: July 16
Chapters 6 & 7
Caring for Our Gifts and Relationships

Session 5: July 23
Chapters 8 & 9Living into our Vocation as a Congregation

Session 6: July 30 
Chapter 10 & Afterword
Shifting Our Models, Imagining New Ways Forward